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Pheasant Numbers Dwindle After Harsh South Dakota Winter

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South Dakota holds the undisputed top spot for pheasant hunting, in both numbers of birds killed and pheasant hunters. But the just-released state pheasant outlook reveals that last winter’s brutal effects and a significant decline in CRP acres have taken a toll on the state’s bird numbers.

From this story in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Read it and weep. Minnesota’s pheasant hunters might be in for a tough fall. Not only is the pheasant population expected to be down, possibly significantly, in Minnesota, but the numbers don’t look good in South Dakota, a destination for many Minnesota ringneck lovers. The South Dakota pheasant index was down 46 percent from last year, and 41 percent below the 10-year average.